The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-04-21

good stage name, so he adopted Raymond.
In 1881 Chief Justice DAILY gave hin the
iegal tight to assume the name by which
he has since been known.
Mrs James Brown Potter gets the most
unkindest cut of all from Mr.. Bancroft,
the owner of the London theatre where she
Is playing, who says: "If had known
what now know, would have sent her
into the country and had her play three
months as Miss jenkins until she had worn
Or her angularities."
Mr.. Parnell says he likes the looks of the
Irish situation. ''The arbitrary action of
the government in closing the debate when
my amendment to the first reading of the
coercion bill had only been under discus
sion for one evening"" he adds, has pro-
| duccd strong feeling Of antagonism to the
| measure throughout Great Britain"
The scaling steamship Eagle, which has
! arrived at st. JOhuS reports that the debris
and apparent wrcckagc, with the ships
name found on the ice, were flung over
| board to make room for seals. There is
| great rejoicing among the scalCrS families
over the arrival Of the supposed lost
steamer
Burrillvillc Rhode Island, Wednesday,
elected Il Republican Senator and one Re
publican Representative and failed Of an
election for one Representative. The Sen
ate is now complete and stands Repuhli
cans 20; Democrats lG. The House stands
| Republicans %, Democrats II, Prohibitions
ist one and one yet to be elected.
! Cardinal Gibbons will 60 TO London
Monday and remain there few days to
consult with Cardinal Manning on questions
affecting the Knights of Labor. The con
grcgation Of the Holy Onlcc has decided in
favor of the recognition Of the knights of
Labor in accordance with Cardinal Gibbons
report.
The first days sale Of lots at BcSscmcr
Ala, aggregated #450,OOO. Bcsscmcr is a
town - miles from Birmingham, which
has four l00ton furnaces building, two
rolling mills and numerous other industrial
plants, which assure u population of not
| less than 10000.
A special dispatch from London to the
| Richmond Oi%patch says that the commit
tee of British holders Of Virginia bonds
selected to visit Richmond TO confer with
the committee of the Legislature relative
| to the debt of the State will consist Of two
| persons, Sir Edward Thornton and Edward
BraithwrtC.
| Preparations have begun for the national
| drill in Washington. The White House
| grounds and the Washington Monument
grounds arc to be used rs camps. Gov.
| IItHhugh Lee, of Virginia, is expected to
he Commander n-Chicf.
A fire on Tuesday night. in Onancock,
Accomac county, Va, destroyed most of
| the business portion Of the town. Twenty.
| three buildings, including the Grand Cen
| trail Hotel, PoStoCc and . number Of bus
! mess houses, were burnCd. Loss 500, 600,
insurance $4,000.
The remains of President and Ms Lin.
coin have been privately taken from their
| secret resting place at Springfield, HIS,
| and inferred in the north vault of the Lin
| coin monument, in OHkridyC cemetery,
near that city. There were but few Der,
| sons in attendance.
Prof. TYndalls resignation of the pro-
| icsSorship of natural philosophy in the
loyal Institution, which he has held since
1903, has been accepted with deep regret by
the mah2gcrs. Having refused an allow
9u"c he has been requested to SIT for Z bust
in marble. which will lie placed III thciu,ti.
tuition. Lord Raylcigh succeeds the chair.
"Dcacon" iichard Smith, If Cincinnati
says that john Sherman can carry tbruc
| Southern States and Indiana. He Says he
doesn't care whether New York goes Re.
| publican or not. "liOwcVCr," SAYS this
magnanimouS man, "if New York wants 10
fan into line she can" Doubtless New
York will feel relieved over the dcacon's
failure TO Shut her out entirely.
The grand jury in Savannah has invcsti
| gated the cases Of alleged cruel treatment
| OF negro Workmcn on the TN bee railroad.
ihc evidence showed that Il sub contractor
| named Long had half starved his lahorrrE,
| and when they got SICK refused to Give
them provisions. Nine OF The victims have
| died.
Some new points in the Wholesale Pan
handle railroad robbery huyc been dcvcI-
opcd. a leading tailor notified the rail
road men of his suspicion that he was
making up stolen goods for the tiainmcn.
His suspicious proved true, ;nh men not
heretofore suspected are implicated.
Andrew llillhousc, Il not0liously danger.
Gus negro, cursed lady at her home about
eight miles from Anderson, s. e., Il few
days ago. Wednesday Constable James
Nhuth attempted to arrest IIillhousr, who
stoutly resisted, and Smith, 10 save him
self, shot his aSsliltnt through thc bowels.
y special from Fort Gibson, |. r., saws.
DR.. Byrnc made an examination Of Bluin"'s
chest last evening, and f. und the inllAm,
nation OF the lung visiOly dimshcd and
the lung healing rapidly. There is no dan
ger OF relapse unless it should De invited
"y some great imprudcncc."
The Boston UcIUld states that Mrs. Sa:ah
l.. Howe, of Womans bank fame has ab.
seconded with $50 900 Of dcposit0r's money.
EVER since her release from confinement on
| he charge OF swindlnG dcpositors in her
| bank, she has continued the business Of re.
ce'NihS deposits of money from women, |
| paying, or promising to pay, an exceed |
in%Iy m%h rate of interest thereon.
Capitalists who are Interested in the dc, |
Nrlopmcnt OF North GGOrgia's mineral re- |
| sources nave "r@aniIcd IN home as the |
| anna, 1 l,t,